Mike Guardabascio
An LBC native, Mike Guardabascio has been covering Long Beach sports professionally for 18 years, with his work published in dozens of Southern California magazines and newspapers. He's won numerous state and national honors for his writing as well as the CIF Southern Section’s Champion For Character Award, and is the author of three books about Long Beach history.
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The562’s coverage of volleyball in the 2022-23 school year is sponsored by Misty-May Treanor and the Dream in Gold Foundation. The schedule has been set for the finals of the Tae Kim Lakewood/Molten Classic this weekend, with the top five teams in the Moore League all competing for some kind of championship. Division 1 (Artesia High) […]

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The562.org’s Athletes of the Week

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Welcome to the562.org’s Athletes of the Week. HIGH SCHOOL Randy Gonzalez, Lakewood Wrestling Randy Gonzales did his family proud and solidified his legacy as one of Lakewood’s best wrestlers last weekend with a third-place finish at the CIF State meet in the 285-pound weight class. It’s the highest finish for a Lakewood wrestler in a […]

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Boys’ Soccer: Shutout Wins For Long Beach Poly, Millikan, Wilson

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Long Beach Poly, Millikan and Wilson all won via shutout yesterday to set up a pair of games on Friday between the top four teams in the Moore League. Long Beach Poly 3, Cabrillo 0 Junior Kenny Barnabee’s brace was more than enough for the Jackrabbits (9-2-2, 2-0) on the road Wednesday afternoon. The strong […]